Case Mod Test bench mod by Ace_finland NEED HELP

[Evenge]

Great work! May I ask where did you buy that hex mesh from? I've tried to find some Fin suppliers for it but so far no luck.

[ZWong]

Sweet! The sketchup looks really great - good luck on the contest.

[Mechh69]

Nice work so far, looking forward to seeing more. Subbed

[Ace_finland]

Originally Posted by Evenge

Great work! May I ask where did you buy that hex mesh from? I've tried to find some Fin suppliers for it but so far no luck.

I got it from here here , shipping is a bit much but i had a bunch of stuff i needed anyways How much do you need of it? I found a place in Finland you could order some but the minimum size was 2x1m

Originally Posted by Mechh69

Nice work so far, looking forward to seeing more. Subbed

Thanks!

[Evenge]

Originally Posted by Ace_finland

I got it from here here , shipping is a bit much but i had a bunch of stuff i needed anyways How much do you need of it? I found a place in Finland you could order some but the minimum size was 2x1m

Well not sure how much but I believe I could find use to it.

I'll PM you later when I find some time to work on my project once again. My workshop is located about 450km away from me so no fun at the moment.

But thanks for the information!

[Ace_finland]

Big update coming tomorrow if i get time to take pictures of all the stuff

Sneak preview


stay tuned

[Fuganater]

2x Lamptron fan controllers?

[Ace_finland]

Originally Posted by Fuganater

2x Lamptron fan controllers?

Oh yes

[bluc]

Nice work and progress I like the use of rivnuts give a nice neat finish

[quizz_kid]

Very very very nice!!

[Ace_finland]

Originally Posted by bluc

Nice work and progress I like the use of rivnuts give a nice neat finish

Thanks, its a lot easier than welding, and if you make a mistake just drill it out and redo it

Originally Posted by quizz_kid

Very very very nice!!

Thanks!

[Ace_finland]

back as promised

Almost forgot to update, have another project that I've been working on for the last 5 months. Can anyone guess what it is? Just got the "table back from a workshop that leveled it for me. So now i just need to get it assembled and it should be good to go if I just can figure out how to use it


Back on topic

Started sanding the edges, tried a lot of different machines and files before getting the result i wanted. Still need to straighten up the edges but wanted to mill the fan controllers first in case i make a mistake and need to redo it.



Milled away a bit of material to get the psu as close as possible to the back of the case to make as much room as possible inside the case


Started disassembling the new lamptron's


Very easy to take apart


In the preview yday you saw the milling so no need to post more pics of that, the controller fitted!


Had to power it up





After looking for leds for the acrylic and realizing buying "computer leds" are way too expensive i started looking for other options. Found this through a company in Finland. I don't know the price but it should be less than 50€ for 5m of leds. These are 15,6W/m so should be plenty of lumens


The Leds can be cut every three leds and cables can be soldered on straight on the copper tabs, 8mm wide and 2,5mm high. The best thing with them is if you have a 2cm led strip or a 5m led strip all you need is 12V.



Also have milled the front acrylic, milled a 3mm gap to place the leds in, a nice tight fit.


From the top


Full 12V, probably need to run them on 8V, otherwise with 2m's of leds it will look like a nuclear power plant


As low as it goes.


Still need to sand the acrylic edges to make it more smooth and spread the light even better, but it's a good start.

Does anyone have a suggestion how to get good photos when photoing the acrylic? They are super red but turns kinda orange in the pictures

Think that's it for now

[kinghong1970]

Originally Posted by Ace_finland

back as promised

Almost forgot to update, have another project that I've been working on for the last 5 months. Can anyone guess what it is? Just got the "table back from a workshop that leveled it for me. So now i just need to get it assembled and it should be good to go if I just can figure out how to use it

linear motion bearing blocks and rails... looks like a nema 23 motor mount hole... and oodles of aluminum...

lemme guess.... um... cnc router?

[ZWong]

Awesome. I love acrylic-lit LEDs. As for photographing them...no, not really. I'm not a big photography buff. Sorry :/

[Ace_finland]

Yeah, its a nema 23 support well spotted!

[bluc]

Steller work love the overall design and the way you did the fan controllers

[Ace_finland]

Originally Posted by bluc

Steller work love the overall design and the way you did the fan controllers

Thanks!

[Ace_finland]

Got some great news guys. After some discussions with EK Waterblocks they decided to sponsor me in this build!

Since I started water cooling I have always liked the design of the water blocks that EK provide. So it is truly an honor to work with such a great company!



The parts


Unpacked


This i won over at cooledpc.com but thought i would share it anyways


Pump top to add some performance
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EK-DDC X-TOP CSQ - Acetal, such a buty


Waterblock for my Asus Gene-V, EK-MOSFET ASUS M5G


EK-CoolStream RAD XT (240)


A bunch of fittings, some i have bought and some sponsored


EK-RES X3 150


EK-FC5X0 GTX GW Backplate - Black


New build update coming shortly.

Special thanks to Gregor over at EK for helping me out!

[Ace_finland]

Sneak preview of whats to come, will update tonight if i got enough time

[Ace_finland]

Been quite busy the last few days having time off work in order to be able to finish the mod for the competition.

Started with some motherboard raisers, was gonna machine them in aluminum but then i found this nice red Ø20mm plastic bar. Not the right red but they won't be seen after its installed and it's so easy to machine in plastic.

First i machined them to the right diameter


Drill and tap


All done!


Test fitted the pumps and the rads to check for clearance issues


This looks a bit weird, but its in the middle of the case. Had to cut some space for the cables from the psu, this should be enough.


All sanded and ready to get glass blasted


Glass blasted and ready to be powdercoated


It looks a bit uneven but its smudges from me fingering it, i didn't see it but it shows up in the photos, will clean it off before the final shots!


Radiator box, or whatever you would call it


Rear side of the same part


Almost assembled


And some final shots of the case itself, I really like the way it looks and glass blasting the acrylic made a really matte finish which hopefully will hide the single leds and give an even light throughout the acrylic.









Still need to cut slots in some of the acrylic to be able to install all the leds.
Also need to make something to hold the GPU's in place, i know what i want now so I just have to fabricate it.

Stay tuned for more updates

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